New Ku Carving from the thrift. - Collecting Tiki

J JRH82 Member Michigan Joined: Jan 06, 2026 Posts: 1	J JRH82 Posted posted on Tue, Jan 6, 2026 2:24 PM Howdy, I lucked out on this Ku at my local Goodwill. I was wondering if anyone could help me identify or locate a makers mark? I'm brand new to tiki. Not looking to sell him, I'm would just like to know more information. Thank you for looking. (/uploads/87916/12dc6dceb41f10fd75857ad4a13de40f.jpg) [ Edited by JRH82 on 2026-01-06 14:28:49 ] [ Edited by JRH82 on 2026-01-06 16:09:27 ]
TT Trader Tom Tiki Socialite West Hills, CA Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 1007	TT Trader Tom Posted posted on Tue, Jan 6, 2026 5:39 PM Tongan style tourist tiki. Very cool! :)
T theotherkennedy Member Joined: Jul 20, 2024 Posts: 7	T theotherkennedy Posted posted on Thu, Mar 5, 2026 6:12 AM Such a random price. They really needed that 9 cents!
T Tiki_Thor Tiki Centralite Denver (via MN) Joined: Nov 12, 2022 Posts: 96	T Tiki_Thor Posted posted on Thu, Mar 5, 2026 9:22 AM That's a big one! I don't normally see the "peg" style Tongan Tikis above 8" tall. Side note, I have noticed since at least December of 2025 the local Goodwills (at least in the Denver area) have started to price up Tiki items, including mugs and such statues of all sizes. Maybe a memo went out to the backroom pricers that these tend to sell quickly at lower prices, or somesuch, but even standard modern/Barconic mugs that used to always be $1.99 are now often spotted at $4.99 to $9.99. or more. heck, even the lowly coconut monkeys have gone up (but still don't seem to sell, and of course are not even "Tiki"). Oddly, vintage or non-obvious older Tiki items are still often underpriced, probably because they go unrecognized. [ Edited by Tiki_Thor on 2026-03-05 09:34:42 ]

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JRH82 Posted posted on Tue, Jan 6, 2026 2:24 PM

Screenshot_20260106_172324_Photos Howdy,

I lucked out on this Ku at my local Goodwill. I was wondering if anyone could help me identify or locate a makers mark? I'm brand new to tiki. Not looking to sell him, I'm would just like to know more information.

Thank you for looking.

(/uploads/87916/12dc6dceb41f10fd75857ad4a13de40f.jpg) Screenshot_20260106_172332_Photos

[ Edited by JRH82 on 2026-01-06 14:28:49 ]

[ Edited by JRH82 on 2026-01-06 16:09:27 ]

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Trader Tom Posted posted on Tue, Jan 6, 2026 5:39 PM

Tongan style tourist tiki.

Very cool! :)

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theotherkennedy Posted posted on Thu, Mar 5, 2026 6:12 AM

Such a random price. They really needed that 9 cents!

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Tiki_Thor Posted posted on Thu, Mar 5, 2026 9:22 AM

That's a big one! I don't normally see the "peg" style Tongan Tikis above 8" tall.

Side note, I have noticed since at least December of 2025 the local Goodwills (at least in the Denver area) have started to price up Tiki items, including mugs and such statues of all sizes.

Maybe a memo went out to the backroom pricers that these tend to sell quickly at lower prices, or somesuch, but even standard modern/Barconic mugs that used to always be $1.99 are now often spotted at $4.99 to $9.99. or more. heck, even the lowly coconut monkeys have gone up (but still don't seem to sell, and of course are not even "Tiki").

Oddly, vintage or non-obvious older Tiki items are still often underpriced, probably because they go unrecognized.

[ Edited by Tiki_Thor on 2026-03-05 09:34:42 ]